English > boiler: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam. |
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| Synonym | steam boiler |
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| Members | boilerplate | Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers |
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| Part of | heating system, heating plant, heating, heat | utility to warm / warm a building |
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| steam engine | external-combustion engine in which heat / heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder |
| Parts | steam whistle | A whistle in which the sound is produced by steam |
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| Narrower | auxiliary boiler, donkey boiler | (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) |
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| Broader | vessel | An object used as a container (especially for liquids / liquids) |
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| Spanish | boiler, bóiler, caldera de vapor, caldera, calentador |
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| Catalan | caldera de vapor, caldera |
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| Verbs | boil | come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor |
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| boil | bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point |
